Westward Expansion Review

Farmers moved out to the west for which of the following reasons?

• to find lost cattle

• the government forced them to

• the government offered free land

• Native Americans had taken over the land in the east

George A. Custer was known for which of the following?

• becoming a president

• leading Native Americans to resistance

• winning land from Mexico

• losing to Native Americans at the Battle of LIttle Bighorn

The law that took Native American land and cut it up into farmland.

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Act of Assimilation

The massacre of over 300 Native American men, women and children was the

• Wounded Knee Massacre

• Fighting Men Massacre

• Red Cloud Massacre

• Settler Massacre

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison (buffalo) population?

• the amount of bison did not change

• the amount of bison decreased

• the amount of bison increased

• bison migrated east

What was the Homestead Act

• An act that focused on making Native Americans assimilate into white culture.

• It allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built.

• Passed in 1862 provided 160 acres of land if you lived on the land and farmed it for five years.

What were some challenges that Homesteaders faced?

• Dry land; little to no rainfall

• Little availability of wood

• Tough, hard soil which made farming difficult

• Too much water

African Americans who moved West following the Civil War.

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Exodusters

• Immigrant

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• To grant U.S. citizenship to Native Americans
• To break up tribal lands and allot them to individual Native Americans
• To establish a reservation system for Native Americans
• To provide financial aid to Native American tribes

What explains the popularity of Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows?

• They provided a romanticized and exciting depiction of frontier life
• They were the first shows to use live animals
• They were the only shows that were free of charge
• They were the only shows that featured real Native Americans